Jumblat Warns Syria's Druze against Joining 'Regime's So-Called Popular Army'
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat renewed on Monday his call on Druze living in Syria to join the revolt against the regime of President Bashar Assad, deeming the recent formation of the “so-called popular army” as the first step towards civil war in the country.
He therefore warned the Druze community “against taking any reckless step such as joining the popular army.”
“This measure will jeopardize your political presence in all Syrian regions,” he warned in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website.
Jumblat called on the Druze to “assert their national and historic heritage in confronting oppression and protect Syria's unity along with the rest of the free men.”
“The so-called popular army is aimed at achieving the regime's goals and it officially paves the way for civil war in Syria,” he remarked.
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